Pago Pago, pronounced "PAHNG-oh PAHNG-oh", is the capital of American Samoa, a territory of the United States of America. Its 1990 population was 10,640. The city is located on Tutuila Island. Pago Pago is the only port of call in American Samoa. Tourism and tuna canning are important industries. From 1878 to 1951 it was a coaling and repair station for the U.S. Navy. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tutuila is an island in the main island of American Samoa. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Species Thunnus alalunga Thunnus albacares Thunnus atlanticus Thunnus maccoyii Thunnus obesus Thunnus orientalis Thunnus thynnus Thunnus tonggol Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

The city is an interesting mixture of a seedy urban area with infamously smelly tuna canneries (which provide employment for a third of the population of Tutuila), and an harbor surrounded by dramatic mountains which plunge straight into the sea. A steep climb up to Mt Alava provides a magnificent bird's eye view of the harbor and town. Until 1980, one could experience the views from the peak by taking an aerial tramway over the city harbor, but on April 14 of that year a US Navy plane, flying overhead as part of the Flag Day celebrations, crashed into its cable. It remains unreconstructed to this day, though according to the Lonely Planet website, there have been plans to reopen it. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... There are two recognized definitions of the term, Flag Day. ... Lonely Planet Publications (usually known as Lonely Planet or LP for short), claims to be the largest independently-owned travel guidebook publisher in the world. ...

Pago Pago is one of several villages that serve as population centers in American Samoa. Although Pago Pago is known as the capital, there are other villages on American Samoa that have more residents and other villages very close to Pago Pago that are often confused with that village. For example, the legislature of American Samoa -- known as the Fono ("FOH-no") -- is located in Fagatogo, a village that is directly adjacent to (and for all practical purposes indistinguishable from, Pago Pago). Similarly, the famed Rainmaker Hotel is located in the village of Utule'i, again adjacent to Pago Pago.

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